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H. G. BIETTE. AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

No. 587,422. 5 Patented Aug.`3,1897.

W|TNEE5E5 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. H. C. BIETTE.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

No. 587,422. PatentedAug. 3,1897.

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HENRY C. BIETTE, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

AUTOGRAPH-HC REGISTER.

srnernrcarron forming perfor Letters Patent Ne'eewiea, detect August e, 1897. Application filed September 15, 1896. Serial No. 605,868. (No model.)

To all whom it man concern.-

Be itknown that I, HENRY O. BIETTE, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Hy invention relates to autographic regis ters, and more particularly to such devices having provision for printing the head upon one of the checks delivered therefrom.

The object of my invention is to produce an autographic register in which blank paper may be used and checks of any lengthl formed therefrom with a suitable head printed upon one of the checks delivered from the device, and to so arrange the check feeding and prin ting mechanism that any length of check may be produced by the machine and a proper heading be printed upon one of the checks which is delivered.

To the above end my invention consists of the devices and combination of devices which will be hereinafter described and claimed.'

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure l represents a top or plan viewof the device with a portion of the cover broken out to show certain details of construction of the tablet or table. Fig. 2 shows a central longitudinal section of the device. Fig. 3 is a section of the device, taken on line Qc ne, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow in said figure. Fig. 4 is a broken view of the side of device, showing the arrangement of the actuatinglever. Fig. 5 is a broken sectional vieW taken on line y y, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing the arrangement of mechanism for actuating the storing or take-up roller.- Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are details to be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, A represents the case or frame, which is of suitable size and shape to sustain the workin g parts, it being shown as having the general outlines of a rectangular box open at the top and having sides a and a', ends a2 and a3, and a bottom or base plate CL4. The end agis preferably hinged, as shown at a5, to swing away from the sides, to thus provide a free access to the mechanism contained within the frame A.

B represents a suitable cover, which is shaped as shown, and which is adapted to be readily attached to and detached from the frame A, and which has an edge flange Z9 to embrace the upper edges of frame A, and whichis fastened in place thereon by any suitable fastening, such as hooks b' on the forward end thereof, which engage with studs b2 upon the sides of frame A. The other end of the cover is provided with any suitable locking device (not shown) to secure it to the frame A, in order that the contents of the case or frame may not be tampered with by un# authorized parties.

The cover B has at one end a plate B, which forms a rest for the band, a central opening or aperture B2, through which the web is eX- posed for the purpose of receiving "the marks of a pencil or other writing device used in making a check, and a rounded cap B3 to conform to the upwardly-extended ends of the sides a and a.

Hinged to the case or frame A at c is a tablet or table O, which rests at its free end upon suitable supports, whereby it is sustained in proper position to support the webs or checks and manifold-paper beneath the opening B2 in cover B. The tablet O is of a length to eX- tend from the inner end of the rounded cap B3 to a point which approximates the edge of the rest or plate B', from which point it is eX- tended in the form of arms, which are pivoted to frame A at c, as before explained.

Along one edge the tablet C is provided with a'slot c2, and upon its other edge is pivoted at c3 a clamping-bar c4, which has a hooked end c5, engaging a stud c6. The manifold or carbon paper p is passed through the slot c2, and both ends thereof are carried across to the other edge, where they are clamped in position by the clamping-bar c4, as shown in Fig. 9. l) D' D2 represent the rolls or webs, of which any desired number may be employed, there being as many as the requirements of the particular business may demand. In the drawings three such rolls are shown,

the one marked D furnishing a check to be IOO given to the purchaser, the one marked D a check for the cashier, and the one marked D2 checks which are retained within the case A and which are rolled up in the form of a web upon a storingroller E', the checks furnished by the webs or rolls D and D being cut off and delivered from the device, as is usual in such apparatus.

The webs or rolls are mounted upon trunnions or axles CZ, d', and d2, and instead of mounting sa-id trunnions or axles in fixed bearings, as has heretofore been the practice, thus necessitating the employment of friction or brake devices in order to prevent the accidental unwinding of the webs or rolls D D D2 as the checks are fed out of the device, the ends of said trunnions or axles d, d', and d2 are dropped into inclined guides or grooves formed by the inclined ribs or projections d3 d4 d5 upon the sides a and d of frame A, within which they are adapted to have a free vertical and rotary mot-ion, the arrangement being such that the free ends of the webs or rolls D D D2 can be easily thrown off, the axles or trunnions CZ, d', and cl2 revolving freely, and at the same time permit the Webs or rolls D Dl D2 to rest upon the bottom d4 of the frame A and thus by their own weight exert a sufficient amount of friction to prevent the undue u nwindin g or unrollin g of the same.

As shown in the drawings, the free ends of the webs or rolls D, D, and D2are fed up over the end of the table or tablet C and thence beneath the opening B2 in the cover B, the relative arrangement of the webs D D D2 and the carbon-paper p upon said tablet being shown. clearly in Figs. 2 and 9. Looking at these views it will be seen that the end of the web D2 is imposed upon or next to the table C and that one leaf or end of carbon-paperp is extended across and upon the same, the web D2 being thence carried over a feedroller E and secured to a storing-roller E', upon which it is rolled, as will be explained. The end of the web D is next drawn over the leaf of carbon-paper p upon the web D2 and is covered by the other leaf of the carbonpaper 2'), the free ends of which are now clamped by the bar c4, as hereinbefore described. The web D is now drawn over the leaf of carbon-paper p which covers the web D' and is exposed beneath the opening B2 in the cover B for the purpose of receiving the marks of a pencil or other writing implement by which the record of a sale is made.

It will be clear that any marks made upon the web D will be duplicated upon the webs D and D2 by the carbon-paper p and that triplicate checks will thus be produced.

The ends of webs or rolls D and D' D2 are drawn from the table C by a suitable feed mechanism and are passed beneath a suitable printing mechanism which prints the checkhead upon the check formed on the web D, the ends of webs D and D being projected from a slot s between the frame A and cover B, and are then cut off by a suitable cutting mechanism and removed from the apparatus while the web D2 is Wound upon roller E.

The feeding mechanism operates to bring blank portions of the webs D, D, and D2 beneath the opening B2 in cover B, and as the checks formed upon the ends of the webs D and D are projected the check upon the end of web D2 is being fed to the storing-roll E to be wound thereon.

I will now proceed to describe the meehanism for actuating the feeding and printing devices and the storing-roller.

Secured to the side a of the frame A upon its inner face is a plate F, which may be attached by suitable screws f. Between the side of frame A and the plate F is a drivinggear F', which is carried by a short shaft f2, mounted in bearings in plate F and the side a of the frame, shaft f 2 upon the outer side of the casing being provided with a lever f2 and a handle or knob f4. Upon the lever f3 is pivoted a bent pawl f5, which extends through a slot f6, cut into the side a' of frame A, and engages the teeth o f the driving-gear F, the arrangement being such that the movement of the lever f2 upward from the position shown in Fig. 2 will rotate the driving-gear F and actuate the feeding, printing, and storing mechanisms, as will be described.

Within suitable bearings in the side a and the plate F is mounted the end of shaft c of the feed-roller E, which may be provided with a frietional covering e of rubber if so desired, and said roller E is driven by apinion c2 upon the end of shaft e, which is in mesh with and driven by gear F. Cooperating with the feed-roll E is a short pressing or friction roller G, which is mounted in a bearingin the bent arm of a clip g, secured to the rounded cap B3 of cover B by a screw g', and which projects through a recess g2 there in, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

A bed-roller H has its trunnions h mounted in the side a and plate F in a similar manner to roller E, and it is rotated by a pinion h, which is in mesh with and is driven by the gear F'. The storing-rollerE has a trunnion e5 upon one end, which is mounted in abearing in a resilient arm e, which is secured to the side a of frame A, and at its other end is provided with a cap-plate el, within the end of which is a polygonal opening engaged by a similar-shaped end. e2 of a short shaft e, mounted in bearings in the plate F and the side a of frame A. Y

In order that the storing-roller E may be rotated to wind up the web D2 without any liability of breaking the said web in case the crank-arm f2 should be moved a greater distance than is necessary to wind up the slack of said web, the shaft c is driven from the gear F through a pinion e1, which is loosely mounted upon said shaft e and which is clutched thereto by a frictional clutch device comprising a disk e, against which IOO IIO

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said pinion is pressed by a spring cl2, one end of which bears upon a pin 912 and the other end against said pinion.

The storing-roller E' may be removed in order to remove the web of checks contained thereon for the purpose of comparing them at the close of business with the cashiers checks by springing the resilient arm e6 away from the end thereof a sufficient distance to release the trunnion e5, whereupon the roller may be disengaged from the end es of shaft e9 and taken out of the case or frame A and the web of checks D2 removed therefrom.

In the upwardly-projected ends of sides a and a is a printin g-roller K, which is mounted to revolve in a bearing in frame A and in the end of a swinging lever k, which is pivoted at k to the side of frame A in such manner that the roller K is free to revolve and to have a vertical movement toward and from the bedroller H.

Upon the roller K are placed suitable printing type or characters 7a2, which when the roller K is depressed and is revolved will print the heading upon thevcheck of the web D. The printing-roller K is normally held elevated by a suitable spring los, and it is depressed by pushing down upon the end of its trunnion 7.04, which projects through an aperture kin the side ct of frame A. When thus pressed down, a spring-latch m engages the end of the lever 7o and retains the roller Kin such position that upon a revolution thereof the type 702 will contact with the web D against the bed-roller H and print the head thereon, as before explained. When held down, the roller K is brought into contact with a frictional collar n upon the guide and bed roller H, and as the said roller H is revolved it revolves the printing-roller K, and when the printingroller K has been revolved sufficiently to print the head upon the check or web D a pin o on the end of said roller K comes in Contact with the spring-latch m and removes it from contact with the lever k, when the' spring k3 will immediatelylift said roller from contact with the web D.

Roller K is mounted upon a spring-controlled axle, which normally retains the same in the position shown in Fig. 2, and it is revolved against the tension of the spring, the arrangement being such that upon the raising of the same from contact with the collar n by the release of lever k from the springlatch m it will instantly assume its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2.

The arrangement of the spring for returning the printing-roller K to its normal position is shown in Fig. 3, wherein n represents a spring which surrounds the end of its trunnion h4 within a recess n2 in the end of said roller, one end of said spring a being fastened to said trunnion 7a4 and the other end to the lever 7c.

P represents an inking-roller, the trunnions p of which are mounted for a slight movement toward and from the printing-roller K in slots p2 in the sides ct and. a of frame A, the inking-roller P being normally pressed toward the printing-roller K by a spring p3.

L and Ll represent cutters which act to cut off from the webs D and D the checks after they have been fed or projected from the slot s; The cutter L is a stationary cutter and xed in place, as shown in Fig. 2, by any suitable means, the movable cutter L being pivoted by the pin-and-slot connection, such as shown in Fig. 8, for movement toward and from the cutter L. The cutter L is normally yheld raised by a suitable spring' l, and it is provided with an actuating-piece @projected through an aperture in the side dof frame A. Upon the end a2 of the frame A is formed a shelf or deliector d10 for the purpose of guiding the checks through the opening s.

The top B is preferably provided with an indicator-plate R, which may be formed integrally therewith or formed separately and secured thereto and which is preferably placed adjacent to the rounded cap B2.

The plate R is cut out at the points indicated by letter r, exposing the web D through the spaces thus formed for the purpose of receivin g the desired record at said points. The spaces thus formed are provided with headings comprising arbitrary words or symbols, such as Date, Namej7 Address, 85o., which indicate that this information is to be recorded on the check at this point. The printing-roller K is provided with type corresponding to the arbitrary Words or symbols upon the indicating-plate R, and the relative location of plate R and printing-roller K and the time of operation are such that the printing-roller will print such arbitrary words or symbols at the proper point upon the web D, or immediately above the records which have been placed upon the web D, through the spaces r in the indicating-plate.

The operation of the device is as follows, supposing the webs or rolls D, D, and D2 have been put in place and the end of web D2 connected to the storing-roll E', the ends of webs D and D being between the feed-rollers E and Gr and the parts being in the position shown in Fig. 2, with the printing-roller K depressed and held by the spring-latch m and the lever f3 in its downward position, as shown: A check having been formed by a pencil or other writing implement upon the web D and the same having been duplicated by means of the carbon-paper p upon the webs D and D2, thus forming three duplicate checks, two of which it is desired to remove from the machine, leaving the third one to remain therein, the lever f2 is lifted from the position shown in Fig. 2, and by means of the bent pawl f5, passing through the slot f6, communicates motion to the gear F, and through gear F and pinions e2, h', and ew revolving the feed-roll E, bed-roll H, and storing-roll E', thus causing the ends of webs D and D to be fed beneath the printing-roller K and the web D2 to be Wound upon the IOO IIO

storing-roller E. The revolution of the bedroller I'I imparts motion to the printing-roller K through the friction-collar n, the roller K being revolved against the tension of spring n' and acting to print the heading of the check upon the end of Web D. When the stud or pin 0 upon roller K comes in contact with `the spring-latch fm, it moves said latch from engagement with the lever 7c and permits the spring 7c3 to lift the lever 7c and the printingroller K, which is released from contact With the friction-collar n and under the tension of spring n is caused to revolve backward and assume its normal position. In the m eantime the checks on the end of the Webs D and D have been projected from slot s and the check on the end of Web D2 drawn toward the storing-roll E by the continued movement of the lever f3 to the limit of its motion. The cutting devices are now operated to sever the checks on the ends of Webs D and D', one of which is given to the purchaser and the other to the cashier, While the checks on the web D2 remain in the machinefuntil taken out for the purpose of comparison with the checks of the cashier. The lever f 3 is nonr returned to its initial position, and by reason of the fact that the pawl f5 is pivoted thereto no motion is imparted to the parts of the device. The feeding of the checks, as above described, has brought blank portions of the Webs D, D', and D2 beneath the opening B2, and the printing-roller K having been depressed by moving down the trunnion 7a4, Which causes spring-latch fm to engage the lever k, the machine is set for anotheroperation. It will of course be understood that the printing-roller K is at each revolution brought into cont-act with the inking-roller P.

It will be noted that by my improved construction, the printing device being normally held out of operative position and being brought at the Will of the operator into operative position and released automatically after a single impression is made, I am enabled to form under a single heading a check of any required length, so that a short check may be made Where there are but few entries thereon and a long check for a large number of entries. In this way I elfect a great saving of paper and avoid the crowding of entries on a check, which I consider features of great importance in the art.

I-Iaving fully described my invention and its mode of operation, I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. In an autographic register, the combinationwith a vertically-movable prin ting-roller, of a spring normally holding said roller out of operative position, a latch to retain said roller in operative position, and means to release said latch upon the rotation of the roller, substantially as described.

2. In an autographic register, the combination With the web feed and printing device, of connected mechanism to actuate the Web feed and printing device, with which the printing device is normally disconnected, means under the control of the operator to connect said printing device With the actuating mechanism, and automatic means to disconnect said printing device after a single impression, whereby a check of any length may be formed under a single impression of the printing device, substantially as described.

3. In an autographic register, the combination with a spring-sustained printing-roller, a bed-roller and frictional driving connections between the same, of a latch to retain the printing-roller and bed-roller in frictional contact with each other, and means to release the latch and permit a movement of the printing-roller away from the bed-roller upon the rotation of the printing-roller, substantially as described.

4. In an autographic register, the combination with a print-ing-roller, and a swinging spring-actuated lever supporting the same, of a latch arranged to engage said lever to hold the printing-roller in a depressed'position and means to release said latch after a single rotation of the roller, substantially as described.

5. In an autographic register, the combination with a vertically-movable printing device, of a spring normally holding said printing device out of operative position, a latch to retain said printing device in operative po` sition, and automatic means to release said latch and allow the printing device to be raised by the spring, after a single impression has been made, substantially as described.

G. In an autographic register the combination With a printing-roller of a spring-controlled support for the same, a latch to retain the roller in a depressed position, means to rotate said roller in one direction While depressed, means for releasing the latch, and a spring arranged to rotate the roller in an opposite direction when released by the latch, substantially as described.

7. In an autographic register, the combina*- tion with a pivoted tablet or table provided with a slot along one edge arranged to receive the sheet of carbon-paper, of a pivoted clamping-bar upon its other edge arranged to clamp the carbon-paper in position, substantially as described.

8. In an autographic register, the combination with the cover having a check-exposing opening, and an apertured indicating-plate located adjacent to said opening, the apertures in said plate arranged to position certain records upon the check, the apertured plate having arbitrary Words or symbols adjacent to the apertures therein, of a suitable printing device having corresponding Words or symbols, and connected mechanism to feed the Web and actuate the printing device, to print the arbitrary Words upon the check above the records placed on said check through the apertures in the indicating-plate, and means to release said printing device IOO IIO

from the actuating mechanism after a single impression, substantially as described.

9. In an autographic register, the combination With a storing-roller, a laterally-yielding bearing for one end of said roller, a shaft supporting the other end of said roller and removably connected therewith, arranged to rotate the same, a pinion loosely mounted upon said shaft, a frictionedisk fixed on said shaft, and a spring surrounding said shaft and bearing against said pinion, substantially as described.

10. In an-autographic register, the combination With a printing device and mechanism to actuate the same, the said printing device normally sustained out of its operative position with its actuating mechanism, of means under the control of the operator to connect v said printing device with its actuating mecl1- anism, and means to automatically disconzo In testimony whereof I afX my signature 25 in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY C. BIETTE. Witnesses:

A. O. ORNE, A. E. WHYTE. 

